diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 3a099ae..0d849d1 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 BSD 3-Clause License
 
 Copyright (c) 2018, Jeremy Cohen, Imperial College London
+              2023, Equinor ASA
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/django_drf_filepond/api.py b/django_drf_filepond/api.py
index dd6dfd3..c096312 100644
--- a/django_drf_filepond/api.py
+++ b/django_drf_filepond/api.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def _store_upload_local(destination_file_path, destination_file_name,
     try:
         if not os.path.exists(target_dir):
             os.makedirs(target_dir)
-        shutil.copy2(temp_upload.get_file_path(), target_file_path)
+        shutil.move(temp_upload.get_file_path(), target_file_path)
         su.save()
         temp_upload.delete()
     except IOError as e:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index af801f2..9e77011 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -335,12 +335,12 @@ def test_store_upload_local_direct_file_exists(self):
 
     def test_store_upload_local_copy_to_store_fails(self):
         tu = TemporaryUpload.objects.get(upload_id=self.upload_id)
-        with patch('shutil.copy2') as copy2_patch:
+        with patch('shutil.move') as move_patch:
             with patch('os.path.exists') as exists_patch:
                 with patch('os.path.isdir') as isdir_patch:
                     exists_patch.side_effect = [True, False, True]
                     isdir_patch.return_value = True
-                    copy2_patch.side_effect = IOError(
+                    move_patch.side_effect = IOError(
                         'Error moving temporary file to permanent storage '
                         'location')
                     with self.assertRaisesMessage(